The Fellowships & Writing Center (FWC) offers workshops throughout the year to facilitate your professional development as a scholar. Our workshops range from informational panels on fellowships and research to interactive sessions in which we work on targeted writing skills or discuss project management strategies.
Workshops and other programming are announced on Engage, in the FWC newsletter On Grants and Prose, and in other Harvard Griffin GSAS communications.
We also partner with the Academic Resource Center and the Mignone Center for Career Success to bring you events such as “What I Wish I Had Known about Summer for PhD Students.”
See upcoming events below or visit the events calendar for more FWC events.
In the Spotlight
The Translator as Reader and Writer
Friday, April 19, noon (Zoom)
Join us for a talk by award-winning translator, Tim Parks, who will discuss the relation between the translator's reading and writing skills. A leading figure in Translation Studies, Tim Parks has translated works by Alberto Moravia, Italo Calvino, Cesare Pavese, and more. He has published more than 20 novels in addition to a number of nonfiction books and frequent pieces for the London Review of Books and the New York Review of Books. Register for the talk here.
Moving from the Dissertation to the Book
Friday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. (Zoom)
As you write your dissertation, you may be thinking ahead to the book that follows. How do you propose a book and secure a contract, whether for an academic or a trade press? What is the process of (re)writing and revising like? We will be joined by Anna Wilson, assistant professor of English, and Rachel Steely, postdoctoral fellow in the Weatherhead Scholars Program, both of whom will discuss their own ongoing experiences in writing their first books. Register for the talk here.
Upcoming Workshop Schedule
Fellowship Writing Style
Monday, April 15, 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Thursday, April 18, noon–1:00 p.m. (in person)
This workshop will provide an overview of fellowship writing style.
Peer Review: Abstracts
Tuesday, April 23, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Join us for a chance to workshop your abstract drafts.
Peer Review: Elevator Pitches
Wednesday, April 24, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Zoom)
This workshop will provide a space for you to receive feedback on your elevator pitch, a 30–90-second introduction to yourself and your research.
Keep an eye out for more details on all our workshops in our biweekly newsletter, On Grants and Prose, as well as on the FWC page on Engage. (To view events, you must sign in to Engage.)
Past Workshops
Other past workshops have included:
- Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program
- Demystifying the Finish Line: A Dissertation Workshop
- Perspectives on Pitching and Publishing
- Writing the Prospectus
- Overcoming Writing Obstacles
- The Art of the Conference Presentation
- Establishing a Writing Practice
- Crafting Introductions and Conclusions
- Strategies for Revising Academic Work
- Research Statement Workshop
- Merit and Traveling Fellowships Information Session
- Fulbright US Student Program Information Session
- NSF GRFP Information Session
You can find recordings of some of these workshops on the FWC Canvas site.
